What a cruel surprise it must have been for Elijah to give such an irrefutable display of God's power before the people, but then to have to flee for his life because of Queen Jezebel! Note in today's readings how God deigned to speak twice to King Ahab. And the reason was, God wanted it known to Ahab and to us that He is not a territorial God. God also gave amazing, symbolic revelations of Himself in the story of His appearing to Elijah at Mount Sinai. And Elisha, Elijah's successor, is introduced.
Today's Psalm of Ascent is the lovely Psalm 121.
Today I read John 9 in the Good News Bible, because that is the version I read and appreciated this story in way back in High School. I note that it is still a very good translation. In this story, we see that, not only does Jesus tell parables, but He arranged circumstances to actually act out this highly symbolic story. I think one may see a link with this verse from the book of Hebrews:
The word of God is alive and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. It cuts all the way through, to where soul and spirit meet, to where joints and marrow come together. It judges the desires and thoughts of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12)
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